Patents by Inventor Michael J. Onderko

Michael J. Onderko has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Fastener loop material, its manufacture, and products incorporating the material
    Patent number: 6869659
    Abstract: Lightweight, non-woven loop products for hook-and-loop fastening are disclosed, as are methods for making them and end products employing them. The products are non-woven webs of entangled fibers of substantial tenacity, the fibers forming both a sheet-form web body and hook-engageable, free-standing loops extending from the web body. The product is stretched and stabilized to produce spaced-apart loop clusters extending from a very thin web of taut fibers. In some embodiments, the fibers include low denier fibers and/or bicomponent fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Velcro Industries B.V.
    Inventors: William H. Shepard, Paul R. Erickson, Michael J. Onderko
  • Fastener loop material, its manufacture, and products incorporating the material
    Publication number: 20020160143
    Abstract: Lightweight, non-woven loop products for hook-and-loop fastening are disclosed, as are methods for making them and end products employing them. The products are non-woven webs of entangled fibers of substantial tenacity, the fibers forming both a sheet-form web body and hook-engageable, free-standing loops extending from the web body. The product is stretched and stabilized to produce spaced-apart loop clusters extending from a very thin web of taut fibers. In some embodiments, the fibers include low denier fibers and/or bicomponent fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: William H. Shepard, Paul R. Erickson, Michael J. Onderko